
With the release of the PSP edition of Idol Master announced, perhaps you’re hankering after a PSP fit to play it on, perhaps one engraved with the idol of your choice? If so, then you may be interested in more from the Chinatown engraver who brought us the Yayoi custom mobile. This time we get another mobile engraving, and of course the custom PSP.
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One for the Touhou fans. Artist is Sayori of circle Neko Works; accompanying poster is above, more risqué dakimakura below.
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It seems that a salaryman (48), who used by his own admission at least two months wages in his devotions at famed Lucky Star shrine Washinomiya, is far from alone in such zealous devotion to the new divinities of our age. Still, supporting a shrine may be a marginally preferable use of his funds to playing pachinko, or buying certain OVA at ¥10,000 plus per hour…
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Some anonymous soul on 2ch entrusted his phone to a little shop in Chinatown who promised to carve him a fine rendition of Idol Master’s delectable Yayoi; the result could be said to be predictable.
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Some wrist relief for fans of Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2, to be released on the DS at the end of the month. Looks as if your wrist won’t be reaching the desk, though it at least looks as if the comfort factor will be higher than with a flat chested mouse pad. On sale soon.
As if rubbing your mouse all over the face of an overendowed witch wasn’t fun enough, I also noticed the Queen’s Blade Steel Princess mouse mat below, combining tasteful delicious cake (actually she is rather older than she looks) with the admittedly minimal support offered by a nearly flat mouse mat.
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Lucky Star twins Kagami and Tsukasa Hiiragi have secured their own festival in commemoration of their birthday (7th of July), and an event on an impressive scale it is too. Naturally enough, the event takes place in 鷲宮町 / Washimiya, Saitama, and the now apparently given over to Lucky Star 鷲宮神社 / Washinomiya Shrine features heavily. Lucky Star Shinto, anyone?
Here is some English commentary on a rather good event report (and plenty of pictures of Lucky Star Shinto, as well as merchandising, in operation):
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In one of the more unusual applications of Eva merchandising, it is now possible to store your miscellaneous objects in Evangelion branded coin lockers, with Rei, Asuka and company notionally watching over them.
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On seeing these, I can’t help but wonder why they don’t just turn the franchise into a full ero anime and get it over with; they could abandon the pretense of restraint they employ at such evident pains. Will release August 25th, price a gold sovereign, sold here. This is just the latest in a long line of moves by Kanokon, an anime seemingly set on blurring the line between H anime and normal anime into total indistinction – not that I find their efforts displeasing.
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Tired of resting your wrist between some curvaceous parody of a lady’s bosom? Noting that lovers of delicious cake are neglected by the prepondence of such well endowed mouse pads, packaged with the just released 電撃G’s Festival! DELUXE Vol.3 電撃リトルバスターズ!エクスタシー / Dengeki G’s Festival! Deluxe 3 Dengeki Little Busters! Ecstacy (catchy title there) is just such a pad; sure to appeal to both fans of underendowed young ladies and Little Busters (if indeed there is any difference between these groups). “Faithfully reproduced”.
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DVD and video industry group the Japan Video Software Association (JVA) has issued a long and unambiguously worded complaint to the effect that personal recording of shows, particularly anime, damages its potential bottom line, so can’t something be done to rectify this, preferably involving payout to the JVA.
Close reading of their demands in fact reveals their sales are healthy, but they are being damaged “potentially”.
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Being something of a fan of 鋼の錬金術師 / Full Metal Alchemist, I couldn’t help but have my eye caught by this massive limited edition 28 disc box set; it contains the full 51 episodes on DVD, a Blu-Ray version of the FMA film Conqueror of Shamballa, the Premium Collection OVA (didn’t even know there was an OVA) and a special feature disc, for a total of 20 AV DVDs, and has a further 8 music CDs.
Naturally the entire thing is lavishly presented with extra art, goods, etc. The only thing they’ve missed are the games and drama CDs, and of course the manga side of things.
The set is due to go on sale at the end of January, with a reservation required to get a set, closing at the end of September. The only thing as eye opening as the size of this set is the price – ¥65,000 list, although it can be had online for much cheaper. Personally, I will stick to reading the excellent manga…

Couldn’t resist posting this rather impressively comprehensive compilation image of more than a hundred dakimura… myriad pillows to relieve your roneriness. This version is high resolution (4mb), and a little censored, unfortunately. There are also some sheets, towels, etc, in there. Bottom right appears to be the ladies corner. Grabbed from here.